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|image = Gotsdam (VTES).jpg
  
|image = Gotsdam (VTES).jpg
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|caption = Art by [[Jim Di Bartolo]]
 
|name = Gotsdam
  
|name = Gotsdam
 
|gender = Male
  
|gender = Male
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|born = c.62 A.D
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|born = circa [[62 (WOD)|62 CE]]
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|embraced = 87 A.D.
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|embraced = [[87 (WOD)|87]]
 
|death =
 
|death =
 
|clan = [[Ventrue (VTM)|Ventrue]]
  
|clan = [[Ventrue (VTM)|Ventrue]]
 
|generation = 5th
  
|generation = 5th
 
|sire = [[Tiamat (VTM)|Tiamat]]
  
|sire = [[Tiamat (VTM)|Tiamat]]
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|childer = [[Dylan Bruce]] ([[1944 (WOD)|1944]])
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|allegiance = |imagewidth = 200}}'''Gotsdam''' is a 5th generation [[Ventrue (VTM)|Ventrue]] who has actively avoided taking part in the games of [[Jyhad]] during his entire existence. Instead, he pursues [[Golconda (VTM)|Golconda]].
  
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|allegiance = [[Autarkis]]
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}}'''Gotsdam''' is a 5th generation [[Ventrue (VTM)|Ventrue]] who has actively avoided taking part in the games of [[Jyhad]] during his entire existence. Instead, he pursues [[Golconda (VTM)|Golconda]].
   
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He is a tall, blond barbarian, complete with beard and uncut hair looking like an extremely pale Viking. He is powerful and grim, but is a little behind the times, and likes top hats and canes - a bizarre contrast to his long hair and thick beard.
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He is a tall, blond barbarian, complete with beard and uncut hair looking like an extremely pale Viking. He is powerful and grim, but is a little behind the times, and likes top hats and canes – a bizarre contrast to his long hair and thick beard.
   
 
==Biography==
  
==Biography==
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Gotsdam was presumably a germanic barbarian warrior who was captured by the Romans when [[Roman Empire (WOD)|Rome]] waged war in middle-Europe. His future [[sire]], [[Tiamat (VTM)|Tiamat]], happened to travel through that area and enslaved him to take his blood in a number of cruel ways, only [[Embrace (VTM)|Embracing]] him when she needed a pawn to use against her enemies. When Tiamat no longer needed Gotsdam, she simply abandoned him. 
   
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Knowing very little about being a [[Cainite]], Gotsdam fled from Rome and spent the next several hundred years along the {{w|Rhine}}, living in caves and feeding on animals and occasional tribesmen. He feared the [[Garou|Lupines]] who ruled the woods, and learnt how to fight them and more importantly, hide from them. Only when civilization finally encroached the wilderness did Gotsdam join the world of civilized [[Kindred (VTM)|Kindred]]. 
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Gotsdam was presumably a german barbarian warrior who was captured by the Romans when Rome waged war in middle-Europe. His future [[sire]], [[Tiamat (VTM)|Tiamat]], happened to travel through that area and enslaved him to take his blood in a number of cruel ways, only [[Embrace (VTM)|embracing]] him when she needed a pawn to use against her enemies. When Tiamat no longer needed Gotsdam, she simply abandoned him. 
  
   
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His considerable skills in [[Discipline (VTM)|disciplines]] are aimed at making Kindred and other supernatural creatures leave him alone. He also has a habit of pretending madness to dissuade other Kindred from talking to him.
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Knowing very little about being a [[cainite]], Gotsdam fled from Rome and spent the next several hundred years along the Rhine, living in caves and feeding on animals and occasional tribesmen. He feared the [[lupines]] who ruled the woods, and learnt how to fight them and more importantly, hide from them. Only when civilization finally encroached the wilderness, did Gotsdam join the world of civilized kindred. 
  
   
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===V20 Timeline===
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His considerable skills in [[Discipline (VTM)|disciplines]] are aimed at making [[Kindred (VTM)|kindred]] and other supernatural creatures leave him alone. He also has a habit of pretending madness to dissuade other kindred from talking to him.
  
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{{Quote|I have resided in London for some time now, Herr [[Cuthbert Beckett|Beckett]]. Obviously, [[ Aristotle de Laurent|Aristotle]]’s fucking [[Encyclopaedia Vampirica|encyclopedia ]] needs updating.|}}
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In ''[[Beckett's Jyhad Diary]]'', Gotsdam reveals to [[Beckett]] that he has been residing in [[London (WOD)|London]] for a number of years.<ref>Thus demonstrating that the Gotsdam entry in the ''[[Encyclopaedia Vampirica]]'' is at least partially incorrect.</ref> He was meeting with Beckett in hopes of determining [[Tegyrius|who]] had hired [[Fatima al-Faqadi]] as a bodyguard while in the city, and why.
   
 
==Character Sheet==
  
==Character Sheet==
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{{Character Sheet Vampire VTM
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|name = Gotsdam, the Tired Warrior
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|source = {{b|VTM|Bloody Hearts: Diablerie Britain|page=38}}
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|clan = [[Ventrue (VTM)|Ventrue]]
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|sire = [[Tiamat (VTM)|Tiamat]]
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|nature = Rebel
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|demeanor = Jester
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|generation = 5th
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|embrace = [[87 (WOD)|87 CE]]
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|apparent age = Mid-20s
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|physical = Strength 7, Dexterity 7, Stamina 8
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|social = Charisma 6, Manipulation 4, Appearance 3
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|mental = Perception 7, Intelligence 5, Wits 7
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|talents = Alertness 7, Athletics 5, Brawl 6, Dodge 8, Intimidation 3, Leadership 3, Streetwise 2, Subterfuge 5
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|skills = Animal Ken 5, Etiquette 2, Firearms 1, Melee 7, Performance (Acting) 5, Stealth 8, Survival 6
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|knowledges = Linguistics 7, Occult 6, Politics 4
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|disciplines = [[Animalism (VTM)|Animalism]] 5, [[Auspex (VTM)|Auspex]] 5, [[Celerity (VTM)|Celerity]] 4, [[Dominate (VTM)|Dominate]] 6, [[Fortitude]] 8, [[Obfuscate (VTM)|Obfuscate]] 4, [[Potence]] 4, [[Presence (VTM)|Presence]] 6, [[Protean (VTM)|Protean]] 3, [[Thaumaturgy (VTM)|Thaumaturgy]] 4
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|thaumaturgical paths = [[Thaumaturgy (VTM)#Weather Control|Weather Control]] 4, [[Thaumaturgy (VTM)#Movement of the Mind|Movement of the Mind]] 3
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|backgrounds = Allies 3, Status 3
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|virtues = Conscience 3, Self-Control 4, Courage 5
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|morality = [[Humanity (VTM)|Humanity]] 9
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|willpower = 8
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}}'''Note''': Gotsdam's sixth level of [[Dominate (VTM)|Dominate]] allows him to convince his victim that she has any one [[Derangement]] of Gotsdam's choosing. His sixth level of [[Presence (VTM)|Presence]] causes all in the vicinity to leave Gotsdam alone.
   
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==Gallery==
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Gotsdam, the Tired Warrior</span><br />'''Sire''': [[Tiamat (VTM)|Tiamat]]<br />'''Nature''': Rebel<br />'''Demeanor''': Jester<br />'''Generation''': 5th<br />'''Embrace''': 87<br />'''Apparent Age''': Mid 20′s<br />'''Physical''': Strength 7, Dexterity 7, Stamina 8<br />'''Social''': Charisma 6, Manipulation 4, Appearance 3<br />'''Mental''': Perception 7, Intelligence 5, Wits 7<br />'''Talents''': Alertness 7, Athletics 5, Brawl 6, Dodge 8, Intimidation 3, Leadership 3, Streetwise 2, Subterfuge 5<br />'''Skills''': Animal Ken 5, Etiquette 2, Firearms 1, Melee 7, Performance (Acting) 5, Stealth 8, Survival 6<br />'''Knowledges''': Linguistics 7, Occult 6, Politics 4<br />'''Disciplines''': Animalism 5, Auspex 5, Celerity 4, Dominate 6, Fortitude 8, Obfuscate 4, Potence 4, Presence 6, Protean 3, Thaumaturgy 4<br />'''Thaumaturgical Paths''': Weather Control 4, Movement of the Mind 3<br />'''Backgrounds''': Allies 3, Status 3<br />'''Virtues''': Conscience 3, Self-Control 4, Courage 5<br />'''Morality''': Humanity 9<br />'''Willpower''': 8
  
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Gotsdam 2.jpg|From ''[[Bloody Hearts: Diablerie Britain]]''. Art by [[Craig Maher]]
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'''Notes''': Gotsdam's sixth level of Dominate allows him to convince his victim that she has any one Derangement of Gotsdam's choosing. His sixth level of Presence causes all in the vicinity to leave Gotsdam alone.
  
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Gotsdam - VTES.jpg|''Gotsdam, The Tired Warrior'' [[VTES]] card. Art by [[Jim Di Bartolo]]
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</gallery>
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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*[[Bloody Hearts: Diablerie Britain]], p. 38
  
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* {{b|VTM|Bloody Hearts: Diablerie Britain|page=38-39}}
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* {{b|VTM|Encyclopaedia Vampirica|page=83}}
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* {{b|V20|Beckett's Jyhad Diary|page=78-83}}
 
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Revision as of 09:11, 7 May 2020

Gotsdam is a 5th generation Ventrue who has actively avoided taking part in the games of Jyhad during his entire existence. Instead, he pursues Golconda.

He is a tall, blond barbarian, complete with beard and uncut hair looking like an extremely pale Viking. He is powerful and grim, but is a little behind the times, and likes top hats and canes – a bizarre contrast to his long hair and thick beard.

Biography

Gotsdam was presumably a germanic barbarian warrior who was captured by the Romans when Rome waged war in middle-Europe. His future sire, Tiamat, happened to travel through that area and enslaved him to take his blood in a number of cruel ways, only Embracing him when she needed a pawn to use against her enemies. When Tiamat no longer needed Gotsdam, she simply abandoned him. 

Knowing very little about being a Cainite, Gotsdam fled from Rome and spent the next several hundred years along the Rhine, living in caves and feeding on animals and occasional tribesmen. He feared the Lupines who ruled the woods, and learnt how to fight them and more importantly, hide from them. Only when civilization finally encroached the wilderness did Gotsdam join the world of civilized Kindred. 

His considerable skills in disciplines are aimed at making Kindred and other supernatural creatures leave him alone. He also has a habit of pretending madness to dissuade other Kindred from talking to him.

V20 Timeline

“ I have resided in London for some time now, Herr Beckett. Obviously, Aristotle’s fucking encyclopedia needs updating. ”

In Beckett's Jyhad Diary, Gotsdam reveals to Beckett that he has been residing in London for a number of years.[1] He was meeting with Beckett in hopes of determining who had hired Fatima al-Faqadi as a bodyguard while in the city, and why.

Character Sheet

Note: Gotsdam's sixth level of Dominate allows him to convince his victim that she has any one Derangement of Gotsdam's choosing. His sixth level of Presence causes all in the vicinity to leave Gotsdam alone.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Thus demonstrating that the Gotsdam entry in the Encyclopaedia Vampirica is at least partially incorrect.
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